Whitehorse Daily Star

October 8, 2019

• Candidates Debate Indigenous Issues The Council of Yukon First Nations hosted a forum Monday evening
• Recruits trails consultant, resident urges city A leading advocate of the city’s trail network says city council should approve a budget amendment to hire an independent consultant to help assess the city’s Trail Plan.
• Bill raises minimum age to purchase tobacco, vaping products The Yukon governmen plans to replace the Smoke-Free Places Act with modern legislation addressing vaping and raising the minimum age for the purchase of tobacco and vapour products.
• Liberals challenged to rule out health care premiums Patti McLeod, the Yukon Party MLA for Watson Lake, has raised concerns about the potential reintroduction of health care premiums in the territory.
• Rollover kills local man A 41-year-old man is dead following a single-vehicle collision early Sunday morning near Whitehorse.

October 7, 2019

• Murdered and missing women remembered The Aboriginal Women’s Council’s annual Sisters in Spirit walk and vigil took place at noon Friday in memory of murdered and missing Indigenous women.
• MLAs missed few sitting days The Yukon’s MLAs largely turned up for work in the legislature last spring when they were expected to.
• Candidates enter final two-week stretch Exactly two weeks before the federal election,
• Yukoners get awards at BreakOut West The Western Canadian Music Awards, hosted last Thursday evening in Whitehorse as part of BreakOut West, honoured 34 Canadian artists and industry professionals.
• Some Marsh Lakers lost power for 24 hours-plus It didn’t take long for the wet, heavy snow that began falling Saturday afternoon to wreak havoc with the power grid.

October 4, 2019

• Puckett’s Gulch stairs extended The lower path in Puckett’s Gulch, at the west end of Black Street, closed Sept. 23 and will stay that way until Oct. 25 for the construction of stairs.
• Projects fight crime, boost victims’ services Nineteen community-led projects focused on crime prevention and services for victims have received $514,159.40 in funding from the Crime Prevention and Victim Services Trust.
• Reliving the wreck of the Columbian Little Phil Murray, the deckboy, loved guns.
• Planting Hope And Remembrance Commissioner Angélique Bernard plants a tulip bulb at Taylor House on Main Street on Wednesday afternoon.
• Candidates stick to party lines on environment issues The five federal candidates didn’t stray far from party lines during a debate on the environment held Thursday night.
• Drug charges laid in Whitehorse A Whitehorse RCMP investigation of a collision, and two traffic stops, have led to the seizures of drugs and charges against several people.
• A Return Visit Porter Creek and F. H. Collins Secondary Schools’ Gender and Sexuality Alliance
• Water storage plan generates questions, frustrations Marsh Lake residents still have concerns and questions about Yukon Energy’s continuing desire to expand storage levels in the Southern Lakes, says a north M’Clintock Bay resident.
• ‘It’s tough, and I am trying to be strong’ It has been an emotionally tough road for a Whitehorse mother seeking justice for her murdered son.
• Speech leaves parties disenchanted and wanting much more The leaders of the official Opposition and the third party say they were left unimpressed by Thursday afternoon’s throne speech.
• Environment has starring role in throne speech The third session of the 34th Yukon Legislative Assembly kicked off Thursday afternoon with a throne speech given by Commissioner Angélique Bernard outlining a number of priorities for environment, education, tourism and vaping legislation.